Guidelines and acceptable postharvest practices for organically grown produce

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-291

  Plotto, Anne ^a   Narciso, Jan A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Handling; National Organic Program; Organic Food Production Act of 1990; Processing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SANITATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

HANDLING; NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM; ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990; SHELF LIFE;

HARVESTING;

CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARVESTING; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645107274     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.2.287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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